2025 Compare Cities Education:
Chelsea, MI vs Silver Spring, MD

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Highlights
- Silver Spring spends 23.2% more per student than Chelsea.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.2% lower in Silver Spring than in Chelsea. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Silver Spring had 11.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chelsea
 Chelsea, MISilver Spring, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,455  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor503  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Chelsea    3 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I lived in Chelsea in the 1990s and occasionally return out of family obligation. It's marginally more affordable than neighboring Ann Arbor, thus its status as a  More

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Over 16 years ago

Beautiful small town with the best public library. Very convenient to interstate for travel and the excitement and interests of a college town nearby (Ann  More

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Over 17 years ago

Chelsea, Michigan has small town character with plenty of culture and recreation, too. With numerous art galleries, the famous Purple Rose Theatre by actor Jeff Daniels,  More

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Reviews for Silver Spring    18 Reviews

Growing up in Silver Spring, my family and I have been residents for the better part of 25 years. Although some of the development has been great (Discovery Channel, new  More

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What a delightful school! The first time we drove up to the school, our first impression was of the charming shaded playground with wooden structures and surrounding  More

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What a delightful school! The first time we drove up to the school, our first impression was of the charming shaded playground with wooden structures and surrounding  More

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